CVE-2004-1909 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash ClamAV by sending specially crafted RAR archives, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2004-1909?

CVE-2004-1909 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Clam Anti-Virus Clamav, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Claim Anti-Virus (ClamAV) 0.68 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain RAR archives, such as those generated by the Beagle/Bagle worm.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1909?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Clam Anti-Virus Clamav.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1909?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2004-1909 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1909 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Clam Anti-Virus Clamav vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1909, GHSA-5c7m-cf2v-r6qf.

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